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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.54-31 MHz 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 70/80Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 115/230V AC ?
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1959 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions ? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060